by Justin Walker Jill Stein, the Green Party’s candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election, was also the Green-Rainbow Party ’s candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and again in 2010. A trained doctor, Jill says that she views running for office as “practicing political medicine” because “it’s the mother of all illnesses.” Columbia Political Review’s George Joseph talks with Stein what she would do about Wall...
Traditionally, third-party candidates receive next to no attention in presidential races, mostly because it is an accepted truth that one could never win an election. However, this year a third party might shake things up; not by outright winning the election, but by receiving enough votes to affect who the final winner (either Romney or Obama) will be. One name that is often floated for a third party run is Ron Paul. Paul, an ardent libertarian...
...yone is a pot-smoking hippie. That said, the notion that San Franciscans are generally more liberal than the average American is certainly true—in the last mayoral election, the top seven candidates belonged to the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Peace and Freedom Party, the Green Party, the Marijuana Party, and the Socialist Party. San Franciscans are also culturally more willing to “spread the wealth.” According to the National Cent...
...this race is as contested amongst those who hold doctorates in politics as it is amongst college students who happen to enjoy speculation. About the only thing I can say with certainty is that neither Jill Stein of the Green Party nor Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, will be our next president. We can also safely eliminate Herman Cain and the Rent-is-too-damn-high guy. Florida: In the words of Rick Hasen, “Florida is doing all it can to...
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